- YARRICK, JOSEPH. PORTRAIT OF MAGICIAN
JOSEF YARRICK AND...Yarrick, Joseph. Portrait of Magician Josef Yarrick and his Magic Kettle. New York: Hall, ca. 1910. Handsome oversize silver nitrate photograph of Yarrick...
[more like this] - HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. PLAYING CARD USED
IN PERFORMANCE B...Herrmann, Alexander. Playing Card Used in Performance by Herrmann. Ten of diamonds (10D) used by Alexander Herrmann at the National Theatre (Washington,...
[more like this] - DOWNS, T. NELSON. CHRISTMAS POSTCARD
OF T. NELSON DOWNS...Downs, T. Nelson. Christmas postcard of T. Nelson Downs, inscribed and signed. December, 1933. A stenciled silhouette of Downs in grey on the recto, catching...
[more like this] - [STOCK POSTER] LIGHTNER THE WIZARD.Newport:
Donaldson Litho., ca. 1900. Clad in the magician’s uniform of white tie and tails, birds and roses cascade from a paper cone held in the performer’s hand. A skull, cone,...
[more like this] - KAR-MI. PERFORMING THE MOST STARTLING
MYSTERY OF ALL IN...Kar-Mi (Joseph Hallworth). Kar-Mi. Performing The Most Startling Mystery of All India. St. Louis: National Ptg. & Eng., 1914. Color lithograph depicting...
[more like this] - AN ENIGMATIC CUBE. A FANTASTIC ILLUSION.Joseffy
(Joseph Freud). An Enigmatic Cube. A Fantastic Illusion. August, 1907. Halftone print, showing the magician alongside a Mephistophelean character, watching as a cube grows...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF MAGICIANS' CHRISTMAS CARDS,
MANY SIGNED.[Greeting Cards] Collection of Magicians' Christmas Cards, Many Signed. Bulk 1980s-90s. From Jeff Busby's files, a six-volume collection of cards, approximately...
[more like this] - ORIGINAL CARTOON ALBUM, “THE RUBAIYAT
OF OMAR BLACKSTON...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Original Cartoon Album, “The Rubaiyat of Omar Blackstone,” With Art By 26 Editorial Cartoonists and Strip Artists....
[more like this] - HARRY BLACKSTONE SR.’S PERENNIAL BOUQUET.Blackstone,
Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr.’s Perennial Bouquet. Boston: Joseph Frustaglia (for Holden’s Magic), ca. 1941. A barren green bouquet visibly blooms red flowers...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF OVER 30 PHOTOGRAPHS OF
MAGICIANS, MANY SI...[Photographs] Collection of Over 30 Photographs of Magicians, Many Signed to the Kolars. 1920s—30s. Including A.M. Wilson, Thomas Worthington III, Harry...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF OVER 20 OF THE GREAT KOLAR’S
MAGIC MEMBER...Kolar, Joseph. Collection of Over 20 of The Great Kolar’s Magic Membership and Business Cards. 1920s—40s. Including 14 membership cards to magic organizations,...
[more like this] - HOUDINI NEW YEAR GREETING POSTCARD.Houdini,
Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New Year Greeting Postcard. New York, 1923. Postcard bearing a halftone headshot of the magician with the text: “Here are my wishes for a happy...
[more like this] - A KINGBREAKER KEY POSSIBLY OWNED AND
MODIFIED BY HOUDIN...[Houdini, Harry] A Kingbreaker Key Possibly Owned and Modified by Houdini. As-found from the collection of escape artist and magician Joseph Kolar, a...
[more like this] - THE GREAT KOLAR’S MAGIC FILES.Kolar,
Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Magic Files. Bulk 1920s—40s. Organized in folders as drawn from Kolar’s archives, including a folder labeled “Magic to Make—Ideas” containing...
[more like this] - THE GREAT KOLAR’S HANDCUFFS AND ESCAPES
FILES.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Handcuffs and Escapes Files. 1920s—40s. Approximately 100 pieces, in two manila folders as drawn from Kolar’s files, and including...
[more like this] - THE GREAT KOLAR’S “HANDCUFF KING”
KEY SET.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s “Handcuff King” Key Set. A collection of approximately 100 antique keys owned by escape artist and magician Joseph Kolar, used...
[more like this] - THE GREAT KOLAR’S COLLECTION OF PADLOCKS,
CUFFS, AND OT...Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Collection of Padlocks, Cuffs, and Other Items. Presented as found from a leather satchel owned by escape artist and magician...
[more like this] - THREE CLASSIC WORKS ON MAGIC.Three Classic
Works on Magic. Including Revelations of a Spirit Medium (London, 1902) by Price and Dingwall; The Magician’s Handbook (London, 1902; second edition) by Selbit; and The...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 10 WORKS ON CONJURING.[Classics]
Group of 10 Works on Conjuring. Including Magic (1894) by Hopkins; The Magicians’ Own Book (Dick & Fitzgerald, n.d.); Life of Robert-Houdin (Philadelphia: Porter& & Coates,...
[more like this] - LOT OF THREE CONJURING—THEMED POLITICAL
SATIRE PRINTS F...Lot of Three Conjuring—Themed Political Satire Prints from “Puck” and “Judge.” Including “A Presidential Conjuror” (Joseph Keppler, 1881) depicting...
[more like this] - “KAR-MI, THE MAGICIAN" BY NATIONAL
PRINTING ANDENGRAVING, 1914, COPYRIGHT BY JOSEPH B. HALLWORTH. FRAMED AND GLAZED COLORED LITHOGRAPH POSTER. SIGHT SIZE 27 1/2" X 40 1/2", OVERALL WITH MODERN FRAME AND UV...
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